Report: Al Michaels arrested on DUI charge

Sports broadcaster Al Michaels was arrested Friday night and charged with driving under the influence in Santa Monica, Calif., according to a CNN report.

Michaels, 68, spent about five hours in the Santa Monica city jail after he was stopped around 10 p.m. PT. He was released on his own recognizance.

Sgt. Ryan Gradle of the Santa Monica police called Michaels “extremely cooperative,” according to CNN.

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TMZ.com reported Michaels’ blood-alcohol levels were .08 and .09, which are right at the legal limit and slightly above.

Michaels has worked for NBC Sports since 2006 as the play-by-play announcer for Sunday night NFL games. Before joining NBC, he was in the Monday Night Football booth for 20 years while at ABC and ESPN. Michaels also is well known for his legendary call at the “Miracle on Ice” game at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., when the U.S. team upset Russia.

“We are aware of the situation,” NBC said in a statement to ProFootballTalk.com. “We have been in contact with Al. We have no further comment at this time.”

Michaels is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles Municipal Court on June 26.